PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Disease Control: Overseas Aid (9 December 2015)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how the £1 billion Ross Fund will be spent.
Asked by:
Fabian Hamilton (Labour)
Asked by:
Fabian Hamilton (Labour)
Answer
The £1 billion Ross Fund, announced in November 2015, will target infectious diseases including malaria, diseases with epidemic potential, neglected tropical diseases which affect over a billion people globally, and antimicrobial resistance which poses a substantial and growing threat to global health. The goal of the Ross Fund is to develop, test and deliver a range of new products (including vaccines, drugs and diagnostics) to help combat these diseases in developing countries. The finer details about the Fund are currently under development
Answered by:
Mr Nick Hurd (Conservative)
15 December 2015
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